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Hotel Relilax -

Culture goes hand in hand with spa mud and water around the Euganean Spas. Just a few miles away, for example, there are Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua – or you could board the boat Burchiello for a mini-cruise and stop off at some of the most beautiful villas along the Brenta Canal.

The most important is the Villa Pisani at Strà: this has a Tiepolo fresco in its ballroom and an intricate maze in its grounds.

I chose the Relilax Miramonti in Montegrotto, in the Province of Padua, from among the many hotels in the area. It’s owned by the Braggion family, who have handed down the arts of hospitality for four generations.

They offer treatments using spa mud and hyperthermal salt water-bromine-iodine. The programmes at the spa change every year, but they are always based on natural ingredients. I went along to try their new mangosteen-based dietological beauty treatment. An in vitro study has shown that mangosteen is a powerful natural antioxidant, and at the Relilax it is supplemented with spa water and mud.

I started my day with the Viso Total AntiOx Mangostano treatment. First my skin was prepared to absorb the active ingredients with a rolling massage that reawakened the micro-circulation and improved oxygenation. Before the deep detoxifying mask was applied, I underwent a delicate but thorough cleansi

ng process that removed impurities and dead cells from the superficial strata cornea. During the ten minutes when the mask was working, the therapist applied a very similar rejuvenating treatment to my hands. She then gently massaged a cream containing mangosteen and hyaluronic acid extracts into my clean, purified skin. After the mangosteen and antioxidising vitamin mask, my skin on my face looked tighter and the signs of ageing had been reduced.

During my stay, I also tried the “Dieta & Terme” programme, which teaches you to eat correctly and lose weight.

To continue the programme at home, the Relilax offers distance support: a dietician can check your results by post or over the phone and suggest possible changes to your diet.